Brief Life History of Heber
When Heber Bennion was born on 28 November 1858, in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, John Bennion, was 38 and his mother, Mary Turpin, was 18. He married Susan Marion Winters on 11 September 1885, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Bluffdale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930. He died on 21 January 1932, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Taylorsville Memorial Park Cemetery, Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Heber Bennion, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Heber Bennion - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Heber Bennion
- Heber Sr. Bennion, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Einion, ap Eynon ‘son of Einion’ (see Eynon ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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